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Lionel Barber Biography

Lionel Barber (born 18 January 1955) is an English journalist. Barber was appointed editor of the Financial Times (FT) in November 2005. Earlier in his career, he worked at The Scotsman and The Sunday Times, but was employed in a number of senior posts at the FT from the mid-1980s.

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But I do think that Brexit, an exit of Britain from the European Union, would trigger real pressure on the United Kingdom.

Real, Think, Thinking, Trigger, Union, Unions

My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do something different, but the reaction among prospective employers was, shall we say, underwhelming.

Careers, Father, Fleet, Journalist, Show, Years

We British play an important role in Europe, even if we have a traditional and historical ambivalence towards the continent.

Ambivalence, Europe, Historical, Play

We have Trumpist (ph) tendencies in Europe. Look up Marine Le Pen in France. Look at the Five Star Movement headed by a clown by profession, Beppe Grillo, in Italy.

Europe, Headed, Marine, Star, Stars

Thanks to social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a far wider range of people take part in gathering, filtering and distributing news.

Gathering, Media, People, Social, Thanks

There were always plenty of newspapers in the house. The Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail were all regular fixtures on the coffee table. I used to enjoy reading The Times editorial pages and the Daily Mail sports pages.

Coffee, Daily, Guardian, Plenty, Reading, Sports

As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism.

Book, Books, Cub, Cubs, Journalism

My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

America, Early, Father, Named, Roosevelt, Special

I walk into the office at Southwark Bridge every morning, and I have no idea whats going to happen.

Bridges, Happen, Ideas, Morning, Office, Whats

The Financial Times is pro-British membership of the European Union. We have taken that position for decades. But we are not starry-eyed about the European Union. And we do not believe and have not believed for at least 10 years that Britain should be part of the euro.

Believe, Taken, Union, Years

While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the printed form is going to have more effort put into it, going to be more reflective and relevant.

Cutting, Effort, Firsts, Good, History, Web